Short-turn running-gear.



V. K. KLINE.

SHORT TURN RUNNING GEAR.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 14, 1908.

WITNESSES INVENTOR XM Vernon K KLine Wz% 1', I ORNEY A Tu nnRRls PETERS60., WASHINGTON, n);

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

NITEI) STATES PATENT @FFICE.

VERNON K. KLINE, OF LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA.

SHORT-TURN RUNNING- GE AR.

Application filed November 14, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VERNON K. KLINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lititz, in the county of Lancaster and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain n w and useful Improvements inShort-Turn Running-Gears, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to a vehicle running gear and more particularly tothat class of gears where the wheels are pivotally mounted upon theaxles in such a manner that the axles remain stationary and the vehicleis steered by sv. iveling the wheel spindles upon the axle ends which iseffected by suitable mechanism attached thereto, and which operates allof said spindles simultaneously.

The objects of my invention are to prod uce a novel, cheap, durable andeffective means for guiding the swing of said spindles and for bracingand guiding the operating levers by which the spindles are swiveled oroperated.

With these and other objects in view myinvention consists in certainnovel construction and combination of parts as will hereinafter be fullydescribed, and claimed, in this specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, and inwhich like figures of reference refer to corresponding parts in all theviews; but it is fully understood that while I have described myinvention as herev ith illustrated, I do not confine myself to the exactconstruction as shown, as slight changes may be made in the constructionand combination of parts v ithout departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drauings:Figure 1, is a plan view of an axle and spindles,showing my novel construction. Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the same.Fig. 3, is a detail view of one of the spindles in perspective. Fig. 4,is a detail view of the guide or bracket in perspective.

Referring to the drawings, 1, indicates the axle to the ends of whichare pivoted the spindles 2, by the pins 3. Said spindles being formedwith the oblong orifices 4, in the body thereof, within which arepivoted the ends of the axle 1, and said spindles are also provided withthe parallel flanges 5, which are adapted to slide upon the upper andlower surfaces of the axle and serve as a guide for the swivel, whiletheir perpendicular surfaces 6, are in the form of an arc of aSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 6, 1909.

Serial No. 462,577.

circle or segment struck from the pivot pin 3, as a center, and aredesigned to slide in the race 7, of the guide and supporting bracket 8.Said bracket 8, is intended to embrace the axle 1, and be held. thereonby the lugs 9, and bolts 10, while the race 7, is circular in form tocorrespond to that of the flanges 5, which are intended to slidetherein, said race serving to support and guide them.

The operating levers 11, are connected at their rear ends to the dustcaps 12, which are secured to the spindles 2, and said levers 11, attheir forward ends are connected to the connecting-rods 13, which arepivoted to the ends of the wagon reach 14, and by which they areoperated in the usual way. It may also here be remarked that the abovedescribed meohanism applies to all four of the spindles and constituteswhat is known as a short turn gear.

From the foregoing description it is believed that the operation of thisdevice will be fully understood without further detailed description.

Having thus described my invention what I claim. as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a short turn running gear forvehicles, comprising axles, wheel-spindles pivoted upon said axles, saidwheelspindles formed with a longitudinal orifice in the body thereof,parallel bearing lugs extending from the rear end of said wheel-spindlesand integral therewith, a bearing and guide bracket formed with abox-shaped body having depending securing lugs, and curved race andguide arms integral with and extending from the rear end of said bracketand adapted to receive the lugs of said spindles, means for protectingsaid mechanism and means for swiveling said spindles upon the axles.

2. In a short turn vehicle gear of the class described, comprisingaxles, wheel-spindles formed with longitudinal tapered orificesembracing the ends of said axles and pivoted thereon, parallel bearinglugs formed with curved faces projecting from the rear of said spindlesand integral therewith, bearing brackets formed with a body portionprovided with lugs adapted to embrace and be secured upon said axles,supporting arms extending from the end of said brackets and integraltherewith, guide races formed in said arms and adapted to receive thelugs of said spindles, circular split dust caps secured to said spindlesand adapted to cover and protect said mechanism, operating levers havingand adapted to engage and slide within said their endssecured to saiddust caps for the I race, levers secured to and projeeting from purposeof swiveling said spindles, connectlthe rear end of and at right anglesto said lng-rods having one of their ends pivoted to spindles, andmechanism to operate the same said levers and their other ends pivotedto from the tongue of said gear for the purpose the reach of said gear.i set forth.

3. In a vehicle gear of the class described, In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature 20 comprising gvheelispindles pivoted upon itIlld inpresence of two Witnesses. near t e en s of t e ax es, sun ortin brac vets formed with curved guid e raees and se- VERNON KLINE cured upon saidaxles near the ends thereof and adjacent to said spindles, bearing lugsformed upon the rear end 01' said spindles, 1

Witnesses W M. J. COULTER, MABEL L. LEFEVRE.

